jamesdak 

So, as I sit here healing up from surgery I got to thinking again about what bikes I should move on in the spring since the bike cave is so stinkin' full right now.. Logically I started considering the Opus III I've always said I'd never get ride of. I mean it really is my smallest bike and the only one where I don't have the seat height set properly due to the short seat post. Plus with the absolutely gorgeous Krapf bike on hand now the Opus can go on to someone else to enjoy, right?

So I started getting ready to post a "what's it worth now thread" to have some idea what it should list as and pulled up my old posts on the bike. After reading through post like these below and with the memories they invoked there is just no way I can let this Fuji go....no way!

"Well, I finally got around to actually gluing up the new tubulars to the 40 year old rims about a month ago. Then for whatever reason other than a short test ride on the new setup I hadn't taken this out. With plans for tomorrow of tackling the local HC category climb I decided to take the Opus III out this morning for a short and easy ride of around 10 miles or so. But, this little beauty felt so good with the new setup, fast, responsive, and smooth. So instead I stayed out for 52 wonderful, carefree miles. Didn't worry about pace or anything just enjoyed the ride. I did notice for most of the ride that my speed was up higher than I expected for the perceived effort I was giving it. I was also surprised at how well it just glided up the hills and such. Even set some of my better times on some hilly sections late in the ride. Had a moment of secret pleasure as I blew by another rider on a modern C.F bike on the last real hill of the ride. I smiled to myself as I crested in front of him, shifter both the front and back with one hand and then blasted away on the descent. Then a few miles later the legs said, "F' you" on the last little incline. That's about when I realized this was too many miles with just 3 cups of coffee and a danish for breakfast, LOL! Fortunately the final few miles had me riding a tailwind where I was able to easily take it back up over 30 mph for about 1 mile of this section, probably never went slower than 24 mph over the final three miles. These ol' Superbe hubs are smooth rolling for sure. The only noise on the whole ride was the freewheel. When I serviced it I did the best I could on it without being able to open it up completely but it does run a little noisy. Another thing I noted on the ride was the smoothness of the front end, more so than normal. I ride this same basic route daily so know all the rough sections where I instinctively unweight my hands on the handlebars to avoid the jolts. Today I noticed I was doing that as usual but the the bike was smoothly sailing over these sections, pretty cool! Very happy that I finally sourced some proper tubulars for this one."

"Took it out this morning for what was supposed to just be a little cruising ride. Cool outside with super messy roads from 70 mph winds last time ripping everything to shreds. Roads and the bike path were covered with all sort of debris as well as still being a bit wet in a lot of spots. Like I said, supposed to just be an easy cruise today so I didn't even bother to put on a helmet. Needless to say, early into the 35 mile ride the ol' Opus refused to just idle along and I found myself flying like normal. Only time I reeled it in was one flat area over in Huntsville were the speed snuck above 27 mph. I've had to many head injures to be that stupid so instead of dropping a gear and going for more I slowed back down. But man this think is so responsive yet totally comfortable. And with all the crap on the roads I was carving in and out of the mess the whole ride. The handling is so freaking sharp and precise. Credit to the Veloflex Roubaix tubulars. I ran through a lot of crap today with no issues at all. Nobody, and I mean, nobody was on as beautiful of a bike as me today. 36 years old with 40 year old shoes and she still turns my head. Man what a bike!"

Anyway, the morning ramblings of an old fool hopped up on Oxycodone stuck inside waiting for his knee to heal. I suck at downsizing.

How it's setup now.


Older shot of the glorious paint and Superbe goodness.




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Bianchigirll 

That is a beautiful bike. Oxycodene? I found an old bottle of that stuff the other day from my knee operation. I only took one or two and didn't like the way felt so I stopped using thembut never tossed it ouit.

SurferRosa

pm'd you my address. 😆

clubman 

I took 320 oxy's after my knee replacement and couldn't understand why the pain never went away. A year later, my doctor told me that oxycodone doesn't affect at least 15% of the population. No pain relief, no withdrawal, nothing.
I was cheated. Now they give you Hydromorphine. Nice bike.

jamesdak 

I learned my lesson last April with the other replacement. Quit the Oxy 3 days after surgery and really suffered. Got back on and just stayed on a regular schedule. This time I'm just sticking to what they tell me to do. I do get spacey throughout the day and do not like that. But I'm off work and just chilling so it doesn't matter. I won't drive or even start my temporary telework until I don't need the opioids and can make sound decisions. But for now they will help me recovery so bring 'em on!

Korina

Surround yourself with things that spark joy. Marie Kondo would be proud.

Rick_D

Some bikes look "right." Your does. Gem.

Fondest best wishes on your journey and I hope you find youself back out there, enjoying life and all it has to offer.